Our Projects
This page lists all of our current projects involved in the North Atlantic. You may search all projects by keyword related to individual projects our by their affiliated country.
Visiting Professor, Aarhus University International Summer School
School of Business
About
This project aims to expand North Atlantic experiences to students and to create connections for students to learn, collaborate, and hopefully visit various countries and institutions in the North Atlantic region.
Project Lead
Hirotoshi Takeda
Department
School of Business
Suds to Shrimp
Environmental Science and Policy
About
Developing a feed to support an aquaponics based prawn polyculture in Maine.
Project Lead
Theodore Willis
Department
Environmental Science and Policy
Maine Regulatory and Training Ethics Center (MeRTEC)
Office of Research Integrity and Outreach
About
Meeting industry needs by creating an interdisciplinary educational program to provide guidance in regulatory training and ethics.
Project Lead
Ross Hickey
Department
Office of Research Integrity and Outreach
Experiential New England Ocean Cluster and Student Collaboration
School of Business
About
USM students working with area seafood businesses associated with the New England Ocean Cluster with connections in Iceland.
Project Lead
Robert Heiser
Department
School of Business
Regulatory Compliance and Ethics Student Exchange Program
Department of Psychology
About
Creating collaborative learning opportunities between USM and Reykjavik University students to successfully navigate ethics and regulatory compliance.
Project Lead
Robert Bruce Thompson
Department
Department of Psychology
Innovation and Creativity Summer Session
School of Business
About
Offering USM students an intensive summer program to equip them with the strategies to cultivate creativity and understand entrepreneurial risk by solving real world business challenges in Maine and Iceland.
Project Lead
Richard Bilodeau
Department
School of Business
Honors Study Abroad Program
Honors Program
About
Offering USM students scholarship-funded travel courses and international internships in Iceland.
Project Lead
Rebecca Nisetich
Department
Honors Program
USM Visiting Artist Program
Iceland University of the Arts
About
Nordal is a leading Icelandic Artist who has created significant public art projects in and around the city of Reykjavik. Additionally, her work includes sculpture, 3D animation, photography, installations and cross-disciplinary work with architects, composers and theatre productions. Her presence as a Visiting Artist will contribute to Icelandic cultural connections and the USM North Atlantic Initiative.
Project Lead
Ólöf Nordal
Department
Iceland University of the Arts
Tourism in Maine and Iceland
Tourism & Hospitality
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Educating students in Maine and Iceland to advance tourism sustainably in a changing global context.
Project Lead
Tracy Michaud
Department
Tourism & Hospitality
Research Partnerships for Rural Community Development
Food Studies Program
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Researching a variety of challenges in rural communities in Norway and Scotland.
Project Lead
Matthew Hoffman
Department
Food Studies Program
North Atlantic Student Teacher Exchange
Department of Art
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Educating student teachers in Maine and Iceland by providing opportunities to teach abroad.
Project Lead
Kelly Hrenko
Department
Department of Art
GIS and Dune Formation Research
Muskie School of Public Service
About
Using GIS technology to study past weather events to develop a drastic weather-prediction model.
Project Lead
Matthew Bampton
Department
Muskie School of Public Service
Culture, Commerce, and the Digital Humanities
Department of History
About
Preparing USM students for the global marketplace by developing skills in information technology and gaining real-life applications in marketing, business communication, and humanities-centered entrepreneurship.
Project Lead
Libby Bischof
Department
Department of History
Exploring Public Health Collaboration in the North Atlantic
Cutler Institute
About
Supporting public health and healthcare capacity in the areas of workforce training, healthcare research, and course development for students in Maine, Iceland, Norway, and Scotland.
Project Lead
Judy Tupper
Department
Cutler Institute
Culture, Commerce, and the Digital Humanities
Department of Art
About
Preparing USM students for the global marketplace by developing skills in information technology and gaining real-life applications in marketing, business communication, and humanities-centered entrepreneurship.
Project Lead
Jan Piribeck
Department
Department of Art
Culture, Commerce, and the Digital Humanities
Department of English
About
Preparing USM students for the global marketplace by developing skills in information technology and gaining real-life applications in marketing, business communication, and humanities-centered entrepreneurship.
Project Lead
John Muthyala
Department
Department of English
Seaweed Farming in Maine and Iceland
Department of Natural and Applied Sciences
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Developing educational opportunities to strengthen workforce capabilities for farming seaweed in Maine and Iceland.
Project Lead
Ira Levine
Department
Department of Natural and Applied Sciences
Sustainable Adaptations to Climate and Landscape Change
GIS Department
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Educating USM students in GIS technology, sustainable environmental and tourism development strategies to better understand maritime climate change.
Project Lead
Firooza Pavri
Department
GIS Department
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Department
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